Balaboy

Hi,

Its wonderful that you are doing this. I remember one of my neighbours from Coimbatore had one of these which I use to borrow all the time. I almost feel bad why it did not occur to me to buy something like this when i was looking to buy a cycle. I have Schwinn which I am using right now. Please let me know ur experience on this. And if you are going to sell this at some point in the future

Rashid

Also Using shifters will keep you healthier by reducing the chance for knee injuries

yaser_kb100

Nice ride there Ashwin. Sure these bikes are strong and built to last. If you haven't been cycling for a while then I would suggest you gradually start using it and the more you use it, the happier you will feel especially whenever you cross a petrol bunk and not to mention the health benefits

Coming to shifters, they sure are convenient and reliable and run without any problems. Only thing you need to take care of is, have a protector/crash guard for it. Once set properly they work without any problem for years. Just need timely lubrication and cleaning. Most mechanics would suggest you against it cause they wouldn't know how to adjust/set them up. Its just the cable and two little screws that need to be setup. Once set right, you can almost forget about it for years.

I do have a raliegh road race bike for like 15yrs now. It initially was single speed. I later on fitted a Spark 5-speed set and its been working fine for like 10yrs now. I must add that their first 5yrs were very very hectic and busy and they never complained.

ashwinprakas

My dad use'd to own one too, but had to give it away when he had to go abroad. Am usually a fan of mountain bike's but something about this beauty just made me go for her. And another think I noted was that it resembled my ZMA in many ways, especially the tall gearing.

Adding a tranny's been on my mind, but am abit skeptic about the cost involved and reliability, another thing to consider would be sourcing the parts. Cause to be frank, these things are real hard to come by here.

Another query's that, would I have to modd anything else, to make the tranny fit??? Like hub or anything???

Lol. Think different.

Wow, I've heard about Schwinn cycle's but havent had the opportunity to ever ride one, had my eye out for the mens vestige model too but only later came to know about their costs and difficulty sourcing one locally, maybe will get one after I get a job.

Selling the bike's never an option, I believe that certain things are to be kept with us forever since they cant be replicated.

Yup, the only issue with this bike's that it sure puts a lot of strain on our knees while going up slope.

Today went on a 100+Kms trip on my cycle along with a friend riding an off terrain bike(dont remember the name.) one thing to be noticed when the bike's were swapped was that the newer model bikes are really short geared, the peddal's just moved with the least effort possible, in short they kinda slipped.

Which got me more interested in gearing system's. Anyways will try to source one asap, but worried whether it'd be a direct fit, or if other mods are required etc.

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Balaboy

Dint think you will sell it...but was worth a shot..keep it, enjoy it and treasure it. Good luck

yaser_kb100

I don't remember seeing a big boy with the gears, but still I think you shouldn't need any mods as such. However, there are a couple of things you would have to let go off and they are the "chain cover" and the "center stand" to be able to accomodate the system. There is one thing to keep in mind though - the gears system uses a thin chain, which I am not sure how well they could cope up with this heavy big brother.

The off terrain bike of your friend might have had 26" wheels compared to the 28" on your Big Brother so the same gearing on the smaller wheels will give us a lighter ratio.

yash3

@Ashwin Prakash : Hero to Herculas ?

good man , hope you will lose some weight riding the bi cycle

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ashwinprakas

You got me there at the chain guard and main stand part, guess its better to keep her stock, else will loose the main factors which makes her special.

Yeah, Hero giving me headaches. This is more reliable and in a way maintenance free.

About the loosing weight part, I'm the type who believe obesity is royalty in disguise.

Thanks bro.

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Pinaki

Very nice bike ashwin'jee .. I just saw the post .. you are making me feel sad for selling off my old Raleigh roadster (was made in asansol here) .